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How about ceramic coating the intake?<br>
What about the heads? Could a cylinder head be ceramic coated and
then machined for all the stuff to go on? Interesting idea?<br>
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Asa Jay<br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
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On 2/6/2014 6:17 AM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:cengles@cox.net">cengles@cox.net</a> wrote:
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color="#000000" face="Times"> I am currently
sanding and polishing up an aluminum intake manifold. In
short order, I will take it Jet Hot and have it coated with
high polish aluminized ceramic coating. Good news: it won't
stain. Easy to shine up. More resistant to scratches and
dings. Bad news: Cost is $215 (full pro polishing is $600,
locally) and final appearance depends on how smooth the metal
finish is going into the coating process. FWIW.</font></div>
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Warmest regards, Chuck Engles</font></div>
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<div align="LEFT"><font letterspacing="0" kerning="0" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Verdana">On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 6:01 AM,
Andy May wrote:</font></div>
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<div align="LEFT"><font letterspacing="0" kerning="0" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Verdana">> Hi Mike, I could imagine
that with the temparature most intake manifolds</font></div>
<div align="LEFT"><font letterspacing="0" kerning="0" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Verdana">> get up to, life would get
very smelly spraying with WD40. Surely better to</font></div>
<div align="LEFT"><font letterspacing="0" kerning="0" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Verdana">> use a more stable fix like
NU Cast previously mentioned?</font></div>
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<div align="LEFT"><font letterspacing="0" kerning="0" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Verdana">> I use WD40 for the ZF, and
that seems to work well on that.</font></div>
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color="#000000" face="Verdana">> </font></div>
<div align="LEFT"><font letterspacing="0" kerning="0" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Verdana">> Kind regards</font></div>
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color="#000000" face="Verdana">> </font></div>
<div align="LEFT"><font letterspacing="0" kerning="0" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Verdana">> Andy</font></div>
<div align="LEFT"><font letterspacing="0" kerning="0" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Verdana">> On Feb 6, 2014 9:29 AM,
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:MikeLDrew@aol.com"><MikeLDrew@aol.com></a> wrote:</font></div>
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<div align="LEFT"><font letterspacing="0" kerning="0" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Verdana">> > In a message dated
2/5/14 21 04 52, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bflesland@gmail.com">bflesland@gmail.com</a> writes:</font></div>
<div align="LEFT"><font letterspacing="0" kerning="0" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Verdana">> ></font></div>
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color="#000000" face="Verdana">> ></font></div>
<div align="LEFT"><font letterspacing="0" kerning="0" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Verdana">> > What is the best way
to refurbish an aluminium air intake manifold?</font></div>
<div align="LEFT"><font letterspacing="0" kerning="0" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Verdana">> > It has some dark
stains due to age and yellowing because of previous fuel</font></div>
<div align="LEFT"><font letterspacing="0" kerning="0" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Verdana">> > leaks.</font></div>
<div align="LEFT"><font letterspacing="0" kerning="0" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Verdana">> > Is media blasting a
good solution?</font></div>
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color="#000000" face="Verdana">> > What type of media?</font></div>
<div align="LEFT"><font letterspacing="0" kerning="0" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Verdana">> > Should it be clear
coated or treated in any way afterwards to make the</font></div>
<div align="LEFT"><font letterspacing="0" kerning="0" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Verdana">> > fresh appearance last
longer? Thanks!</font></div>
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presume a ZF case and an intake manifold would both respond
the</font></div>
<div align="LEFT"><font letterspacing="0" kerning="0" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Verdana">> > same. When I was at
Lloyd Butfoy's shop helping to rebuild my spare ZF, he</font></div>
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color="#000000" face="Verdana">> > had be blast the
cases with a light abrasive compound (it wasn't sand, it</font></div>
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abrasive media, maybe walnut shells?). He sprayed the whole</font></div>
<div align="LEFT"><font letterspacing="0" kerning="0" size="2"
color="#000000" face="Verdana">> > thing down with a
very liberal coating of WD40 and then wiped it down. He</font></div>
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color="#000000" face="Verdana">> > said the WD40 fills
the pores, gives it a very nice finish, and makes it</font></div>
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